Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§4361b Implementation by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency of Recommendations of “chess” Investigative Report; Waiver; Inclusion of Status of Implementation Requirements in Annual Revisions of Plan for Research, Development, and Demonstration
Title 42 › CHAPTER 55 — NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 4361b
Summary
The EPA Administrator must carry out the recommendations from the CHESS investigative report for the House Science Committee unless they decide a recommendation is already done, would not improve the research, or cannot be funded. If money is not available, they must ask Congress for it. The Administrator must report the implementation status in each annual update of the five-year research plan sent to Congress.
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Title 42, §4361b
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall implement the recommendations of the report prepared for the House Committee on Science and Technology entitled “The Environmental Protection Agency Research Program with primary emphasis on the Community Health and Environmental Surveillance System (CHESS): An Investigative Report”, unless for any specific recommendation he determines (1) that such recommendation has been implemented, (2) that implementation of such recommendation would not enhance the quality of the research, or (3) that implementation of such recommendation will require funding which is not available. Where such funding is not available, the Administrator shall request the required authorization or appropriation for such implementation. The Administrator shall report the status of such implementation in each annual revision of the five-year plan transmitted to the Congress under section 4361 of this title.
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References in Text
section 4361 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 104–66, title II, § 2021(k)(1), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 728. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.
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Change of Name
Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.
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42 U.S.C. § 4361b
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110